-Yarn Bee Lil’ Dollop yarn in your color

 choice. One skein will make one fish.

• Green- Applessence

• Pink- Sunrise Sprinkles

• Blue- Puddin’ Pie

-Or about 90 yards of any #4 medium

 weight yarn

-Yarn needle

-Stuffing

-3.5 mm crochet hook

-Scissors

-Stitch marker

-12 mm safety eyes

Abbreviations

• sc- Single Crochet

• hdc- Half double crochet 

• sl st- Slip Stitch

• dec- Decrease 

 Single crochet two stitches together

• inc- Increase

 Work two single crochet stitches into the same stitch

Sample Round:

*sc 1x, inc* 6x (18)

Explanation:

*Single crochet 1 time, increase by working 2 single crochets in the next

stitch* repeat section between * * 6 times (you will have a total of 18 stitches for this round)

Invisible Decrease

For a cleaner look with fewer gaps you

may use the invisible decrease method.

Insert your hook into the front loop only

of two stitches. Yarn over and pull thru,

then yarn over and pull thru again.

Body

Rnd. 1: Make 6 sc in an adjustable ring (6)

Rnd. 2: sc 2x in each stitch (12)

Rnd. 3: *sc 1x, inc* 6x (18)

Rnd. 4: *sc 2x, inc* 6x (24)

Rnd. 5: sc in each stitch (24)

Rnd. 6: *sc 3x, inc* 6x (30)

Rnd. 7: sc in each stitch (30)

Rnd. 8: *sc 4x, inc* 6x (36)

Rnd. 9: sc in each stitch (36)

Rnd. 10: *sc 5x, inc* 6x (42)

Rnd. 11: sc in each stitch (42)

Rnd. 12: *sc 6x, inc* 6x (48)

-Insert the eyes now between rows 6 and 7. Space the eyes 12 stitches apart.

Rnd. 13-23: sc in each stitch (48)

Rnd. 24: *sc 6x, dec* 6x (42)

Rnd. 25: sc in each stitch (42)

Rnd. 26: *sc 5x, dec* 6x (36)

Rnd. 27: sc in each stitch (36)

Rnd. 28: *sc 4x, dec* 6x (30)

Rnd. 29: *sc 3x, dec* 6x (24)

Rnd. 30: *sc 2x, dec* 6x (18)

Rnd. 31: sc in each stitch (18)

Finish off and stuff.

Caudal Fins (Tail) Make 3

Worked flat.

Ch 37, begin in 2nd ch from hook

Row. 1: hdc 14x, hdc dec 4x, hdc 14x, ch 4, turn (36)

Row. 2: begin in 2nd chain from hook,

 hdc 14x, hdc dec 4x, hdc 13x, ch 4, turn (35)

Row. 3: begin in 2nd chain from hook,

 hdc 13x, dec 4x, hdc 10x, ch 1, turn (28)

Row. 4: beginin 2nd chain from hook,

 hdc 8x, dec 4x, hdc 9x (21)

Finish off.

Dorsal Fin (Top)

Worked Flat

Ch 4, begin in 2nd ch from hook

Row. 1: hdc 3x, turn (3)

Row. 2: ch 1, hdc 2x, hdc inc, turn (4)

Row. 3-5: ch 1, hdc 4x, turn (4)

Row. 6: ch 1, hdc 2x, hdc dec, turn (3)

Row. 7: ch 1, hdc 1x, hdc dec (2)

Finish off.

Pectoral Fins (Sides) Make two

Worked Flat

Ch 9, begin in 2nd ch from hook

Row. 1: hdc 3x, sc 3x, sl st 2x, turn (8)

Row. 2: ch 1, sl st 2x, sc 3x, hdc 3x, turn (8)

Row. 3: ch 1, hdc 3x, sc 3x, sl st 2x, turn (8)

Row. 4: ch 1, sl st 2x, sc 3x, hdc 3x (8)

Finish off.

Assembly

-Stack the three Caudal Fins and stitch them together at the center point.

-Next pinch the opening at the back of the body shut vertically. Line up the point of the fins with the vertical

opening, sandwich the fins between the two body openings and stitch thru all the layers to secure.

-Stitch the Dorsal Fin to the top of the body, the shorter end should face forward.

-Stitch the Pectoral Fins to the sides of the body in line with the Dorsa

l Fin and below the eyes.

The green fish was made using the standard single crochet stitch. The pink fish was made using the yarn under

method. You can see the size difference. The yarn under method produces a tighter stitch and therefore a slightly

smaller toy.